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Tim Holtz

Mar 12, 2010

Tim Holtz is the Education Director for Ranger Industries, one of the leading manufacturers of innovative inks, paints, and embossing products. Tim plays an integral part in the development and design of cutting edge paper crafting products. Tim has teamed up with various key companies like Advantus, Tonic Studios, and Stampers Anonymous to bring unique products that work hand in hand with Ranger’s extensive lines. As a well known designer, Tim travels across the country and internationally to educate and introduce people to his world of ink techniques, clever projects, and so much more. His book “A Compendium of Curiosities” are filled with creative and inspiring ideas for beginner paper crafters and beyond. He truly lives his motto that creativity is an endless journey where we should always take the scenic route.

"In a world where the moments of our lives can be captured and created in art of the everyday, it’s important it reflects our own unique personality. Finding just the right objects, accents, and tools to use are most important. Whatever your artistic vision is, exploring the imaginative is a chance for our creativity to escape understanding. Remember life isn’t about finding yourself - life is about creating yourself…"

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Weathered Wood with Distress Ink

Mar 12, 2010

Learn a simple technique using Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink to create an aged weathered wood background .

Ingredients

Ranger 15 x 18 Non-Stick Craft Sheet
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink – (Broken China, Brushed Corduroy or Walnut Ink)
Ranger cut n’ Dry foam
Ranger Mini Mister
Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink
Ranger Heat-It Craft Tool
Stamps of your choice

Steps for Weathered Wood Background

Cut a small section of foam to use as a paint tool. Use you foam section to rub on felt pad of Distress Ink.
Rub sections of the inked pad (Corduroy or Walnut Ink) across the tag – to simulate a wood grain affect. Leave some sections blank without any ink – you will fill in with your second color. Let ink dry.
Use a clean section of your ink pad and load with your second color of Distress Ink (Broken China). Rub the color in the sections that have not been colored. It does not hurt to rub in some of your blue over your brown. Let Dry.
You can use a lighter color of brown to wipe over the entire card – Let Dry.
Stamp your images onto the tag. Start with a background stamp in a shade that is going to be lighter than your top image – You could use any of the brown shades.
Stamp your top layers in Jet Black Archival Ink

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Alcohol Ink Agates

Mar 12, 2010

Create the look with intricately colored agates on paper with Ranger Tim Holtz Adirondack Alcohol Inks.

Supplies

Ranger 15 x 18 Non-stick Craft Sheet
Ranger Tim Holtz Adirondack Alcohol Inks (various colors)
Ranger Tim Holtz Metallic Mixatives
Ranger Tim Holtz Blending solution
Ranger Tim Holtz Ink Applicator Tool
Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink
Ranger White Glossy Cardstock
Stamps – your choice
Ribbon
Adhesive
Manila Tag

Steps for Alcohol Ink Agates

Place glossy cardstock on to Non-Stick Craft Sheet
Apply 2 – 4 colors of Adirondack Alcohol Ink to felt piece attached to the Ink Applicator Tool. Ink tool by placing the nib of the bottle into the felt and give it a light 2 second squeeze
Shake Metallic Mixative and add a Small Drop to inked felt.
Pounce inked tool on to glossy cardstock
Repeat until entire background is covered with color – you may need to add more ink to Ink Applicator Tool
Apply Adirondack Blending solution to same ink tool and stamp over inked background to blend color.
Lightly shake Blending Solution on background to create “dots”
Stamp images with Archival Ink on Glossy Cardstock
Allow stamped images to dry
Adhere glossy cardstock to tag

Filed Under: Technique and The Art District

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